The Bruce Gallery on the Edinboro campus of PennWest University is proud to host Celebrate the Artist: The 16th Annual Michael V. Gmitter Memorial Scholarship Exhibition. The exhibition opening reception will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 from 5-7 p.m., with awards announced at 6 p.m. This year, the exhibition features work by 14 finalists: Jessie Beatty, Spencer Benjamin, Nick Bonvissuto, Lauren Dietrich, Preston Edmands, Riley Francis, Zachary Gideon, Cameron Howe, Aaron Ly, Delaney Maitland, Jacob Sukhenko, Olivia Sutton, Eden Tighe, and Gwenyth Zeis-Miller. Celebrate the Artist honors Michael V. Gmitter, an art student studying metals and jewelry at Edinboro University who died in 2006. Michael's parents established an endowment to support an annual Celebrate the Artist memorial exhibition, competition, and scholarship in their son's name. Each Fall, PennWest Edinboro's senior art students submit their applications for the opportunity install their artwork in a mini solo show in the university's Bruce Gallery. Celebrate the Artist: The 16th Annual Michael V. Gmitter Memorial Scholarship Exhibition will be on view through Sunday, April 6, 2025.
